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Originally posted by Nevadaref
Read 10.3.8A in the case book for the NFHS interp of this.
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Here is a copy of the text.
USE OF HANDS IN GUARDING
10.3.8 SITUATION A: Does holding or moving a hand or hands in front of the face of a player who has the ball, by an opponent who is in a legal guarding position, constitute unsporting tactics? Ruling: No. The described action is legal. It is assumed that the holding or waving of the hand, in this situation, is for the purpose of distracting the attention of the player in control of the ball. It is unsporting for a guard to take a position behind a post player, or to take a position facing an opponent, or to take a position with his/her back to the ball and facing the opponent and then in either case, wave or hold the hands in front of the opponent' s eyes so that the opponent cannot see to receive a pass. Diverting a player' s attention by waving the hand is not a foul, but holding or waving hands near the eye for the ostensible purpose of obstructing an opponent' s vision is unsporting. (10-3-8c; 10-6-1)